The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-21

can see that no matter what position
he assumes he is in for criticism. If
be goes into the campaign for his con
yicuons the prohibitionists will knife
him, although it Is non-political, and
if he stays out there are large num-
Der ofanti.prohibitionists VINO will be
dlspleased It's Scylla on one hand
aud Charybidis on the other. Reagan
is about the only man at the surface
IN Texas politics who is entirely III
dependent It will take a tremendous
ground swell to divorce the people
from their fealty to Richard Coke.
The WACO HAMMER cordially
endorses Ross position upon the tax
postuonement measure. IL doomed
him for governor and naturally
stands by him. 1t says that his srgu-
mont is unsnswcrable, which Is the
position taken by the Express and
other morning papers. This is all
truly loYc.y. But there is conun.
drum hidden in THE EXAMINERS
editorial columns Asa Waco paper
il supports Wac governor As a
Waco paper it defends Waco sena-
tor. Two years hence Ross will be
Coke's most prominent opponent
VIII The EXAMfNEK ice its tlrobbing
brow aud let us all know what it Is
going 10 do about it.-San Antonio
Express.
Yes. Weintend TO toss up penny
for cnoicc. Heads, Waco wins; tails,
Waco doesn't lose. Now what are
YOU going to do about it! If we are
to havc.a prohib,tlon governor in.
stead, we want to sec some Waco man
lug of the honors. Doesn't our charm
ing irankness thrill you:
If the editor OF the London Times
is sent to the clock tower tor three
months, for publishing the alleged
Parncll letter, it will only be II bit Of
Justice for which all are praying. ever
We have known several American
editors to yet into trouble by pub
fishing sIandcrous letters. Indeed it
is common trouble with the news
papers on this side of tho water. 4
bit of that sort of sauce served up to
the editor of the London Times
wouldn't be amiss. The autocracts
aud purifiers" of the press not infre-
qucntly find thorns AZ well a, roses in
their pathways in this life.
In Is mighty hard for newspaper
to keep out OF pending fight, cspe-
cially where it has powerful convic.
tons, and yet so many men demand
that newspaper be entirely without
convictions. There are some papers
and many men who take sides eagerly
but long before the elimination at
the ballot box they are found battling
on the other side. 1t is better to be II
little deliberate and go forward with
consistency. 1t must be awkward to
change front in the way that some
do.
THIS is San Jaciuto. Day Fifty
one years ago the independence of
Texas was won by Houston ut san
Jacuto. II has ever been favorte
holiday in his state. and will remain
SO rs long rs the race exists. II j. Il
great delight for the OLD veterans to
meet together and exchange notes on
their experience since that memorable
day. a few of them will assemble
to-day In this city at Padgitts Park,
THE News j., still very much eXcr-
cisod concerning the attitude ASSUME
Ell by senator Coke. on the prombi-
ton question. The News ought to
know 10y this time that it cannot bun
doe Coke into anything. Faint
glimpses into the past only are neccs-
sary to establish tho correctness Of
this claim,
WE are not surprised to hear that
the New \ ork democracy is in favor
OF Cleveland for the nomination lie
has made very good president for
New ork indeed, but have the south
and the great west no preferences
which national democratic conven-
tion need consider:
rlut BRENNAN Banner say, senator
Coke is rhythm his opposition to the